Off-duty officers rescue 400 lb man from burning home

The officers were on a jog when they noticed the burning home and jumped into action

By John J. Hopkins
Niagara Gazette

LOCKPORT,N.Y. — Two off-duty Lockport police officers training for a marathon stumbled across a fire Monday afternoon and are being credited — along with two on-duty officers — with rescuing a man from his burning basement.

Officer Mike Stover and Lieutenant Todd Chenez were nearing the end of a 2-mile run about 3:30 p.m. when they happened to see smoke coming from a home at 409 Hawley St.